Anthony Hann
Anthony Hann, 29, died on August 14, 2017, at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia, where he was held. Georgia Department of Corrections staff and officers responded after he was found unresponsive in his cell that evening, and local EMS pronounced him dead about 10:01 p.m. The department said the cause of death was undetermined pending investigation and autopsy. In 2019, District Attorney Brad Shealy said the cause was a crushed neck; another man was accused of killing him, but a grand jury declined to indict, and there was no definitive evidence about who caused the injury.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). District Attorney Brad Shealy says a crushed neck, and a grand jury declined to indict another man accused of killing him, while the Georgia Department of Corrections has said the cause is undetermined pending investigation and autopsy.
Reported by: District Attorney Brad Shealy (outside investigators); grand jury; Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).